A review of Jewels by JAR

Cultured pearl market update from the 2014 gem shows in Tucson, Arizona.

Fossilized gastropod shells, trademarked for use in jewelry, are exhibited at the 2014 Tucson gem shows.

Advances in CVD growth technology have resulted in crystals that yield well-proportioned round brilliant cuts.

Review of Walter Schumann's Gemstones of the World.

Updates on the corundum, paraíba tourmaline, and alexandrite markets from the 2014 gem shows in Tucson, Arizona.

For the first time, GIA's laboratory has examined tanzanite color-coated with titanium.

Red beryl, mined from Utah and displayed in both loose form and in suites of jewelry, were seen at the AGTA show in Tucson.

Stunning examples of gem cutting and design from the GJX Show in Tucson, Arizona.

Fine unheated tanzanite, untreated yellow sapphire, and heated pink zircon on display at GJX in Tucson.

An overview of the 2014 gem shows in Tucson, Arizona.

Documents a series of visits to Myanmar in search of exceptionally bright pinkish red spinels possessing no dark tones.

A study of the nacre and the cavity of a large Pinctada maxima cultured pearl yields a theory on the specimen’s formation.

Presents the gemological and spectroscopic properties of a suite of synthetic diamonds grown by AOTC using high pressure and high temperature.

Microradiography reveals wire fillings within a “pearl” created from two separate specimens.

G&G starts 2014 with renewed anticipation and the strongest intention to build on the many notable innovations that shaped the journal in previous years.

Examines China’s eminent role in the gem and jewelry industry, as a manufacturer and a consumer market, and its impact on the global trade.

《David Webb — 杰出的美国珠宝匠》(David Webb – The Quintessential American Jeweler)（作者：Ruth Peltason）的书评

Overview and commentary on the 2013 InColor article “Blue Sapphires and Beryllium: ‘An Unfinished World Quest.’”

A bangle, thought to be jadeite jade, is revealed by laboratory testing to be polymer-impregnated aventurine quartz.